Improving the Thermal Behavior and Flame-Retardant Properties of Poly(<i>o</i>-anisidine)/MMT Nanocomposites Incorporated with Poly(<i>o</i>-anisidine) and Clay Nanofiller
Mirza Nadeem Ahmad,
Sohail Nadeem,
Mohsin Javed,
Shahid Iqbal,
Sadaf ul Hassan,
Samar O. Aljazzar,
Eslam B. Elkaeed,
Rami Adel Pashameah,
Eman Alzahrani,
Abd-ElAziem Farouk,
Mohammed T. Alotaibi,
Hisham S. M. Abd-Rabboh
Affiliations
Mirza Nadeem Ahmad
Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Sohail Nadeem
Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54770, Pakistan
Mohsin Javed
Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54770, Pakistan
Shahid Iqbal
Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences (SNS), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad 46000, Pakistan
Sadaf ul Hassan
Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54770, Pakistan
Samar O. Aljazzar
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
Eslam B. Elkaeed
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Riyadh 13713, Saudi Arabia
Rami Adel Pashameah
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24230, Saudi Arabia
Eman Alzahrani
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
Abd-ElAziem Farouk
Department of Biotechnology College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed T. Alotaibi
Department of Chemistry, Turabah University College, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
Hisham S. M. Abd-Rabboh
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P. O Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
The synthesis of MMT and poly(o-anisidine) (MMT/POA) clay nanocomposites was carried out by using the chemical oxidative polymerization of POA and MMT clay with POA, respectively. By maintaining the constant concentration of POA, different percentage loads of MMT clay were used to determine the effect of MMT clay on the properties of POA. The interaction between POA and MMT clay was investigated by FTIR spectroscopy, and, to reveal the complete compactness and homogeneous distribution of MMT clay in POA, were assessed by using scanning-electron-microscope (SEM) analysis. The UV–visible spectrum was studied for the optical and absorbance properties of MMT/POA ceramic nanocomposites. Furthermore, the horizontal burning test (HBT) demonstrated that clay nanofillers inhibit POA combustion.
